The House Public Health Committee heard SB 161 sponsored by Rep. Frizzell on methamphetamine matters. The bill requires courts to report drug related felonies to the State Police Department for transmission to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) and is substantially the same as HB 1157 already approve by this Committee. NPLEx will generate stop sale alerts to prevent ind … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters
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Criminal law matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 174 on criminal law matters sponsored by Rep. Frizzell. The bill establishes that a person who with intent to (1) deceive, or (2) induce compliance with the person’s instructions, orders or requests, falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor. The pe … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Methamphetamine matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1157 authored by Rep. Frizzell on methamphetamine matters. The bill (like Senate Bill 161) requires the Division of State Court Administration to report all drug-related felony convictions to the NPLEx registry to generate a stop-sale alert for pseudoephedrine purchases. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association testified … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters
Methamphetamine and criminal mischief
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1211, sponsored by Sen. L. Brown, on methamphetamine and criminal mischief. The bill (1) requires law enforcement to report methamphetamine-related fires to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute; (2) makes manufacture of methamphetamine a Level 4 felony (or Level 3 for 5-10 grams and Level 2 if over 10 grams, or the … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine and criminal mischief
Drug offenses
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard, for amendment and vote only, HB 1235, sponsored by Sen. R. Michael Young and Sen. Steele, on drug offenses. The bill permits a prior conviction for dealing in a synthetic drug to be used as an enhancing circumstance, and makes the minimum sentence non-suspendible for Level 2 felony drug offenses. Sen. Lanane introduced an … [Read more...] about Drug offenses